33: Passing a verdict

"It was the devil," Morgana babbled.

"The devil? Catherine asked in disbelief.

"Yes, queen mother. I was passing near the king and queen's bathing chamber and was so curious to see what it looked like since I've never been in there, that was when I saw queen Zara and a man. His back was turned to me, so I didn't know he was the king. I don't know what made me assume it was another man, and I ran and told lady Gwen about it. I'm really sorry queen mother."

Catherine was speechless. Although she didn't believe a word Morgana said, she just kept mum.

Gwen on the other hand was so happy. "I'm glad this lowlife servant didn't expose me. It's a good thing she didn't think queen Catherine could protect her or she would just be fooling herself and digging her own grave."

Morgana saw the smile on Gwen's face and almost scoffed. All high-class people are the same. Gwen had put all the blame on her because she was a servant and would never be able to defend herself.

Although she had wanted